The Driver (Buddy Rich album)

The Driver
Studio album by Buddy Rich
Released	April 4, 1960
Recorded	1960
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	48:39
Label	EmArcy
Producer	Jack Tracy
Buddy Rich chronology
The Voice Is Rich (1959) The Driver (1960) Playtime (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Driver is a 1960

LP side A

1. "Brainwashed" (Buddy Rich, Ernie Wilkins) – 5:00
2. "A Swinging Serenade" (Wilkins) – 4:05
3. "Big Leg Mary" (Rich, Wilkins) – 5:45
4. "
   Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk
   ) – 4:20

1. "Bloody Mary" (Wilkins) – 6:30
2. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 6:05
3. "Miss Bessie's Cookin'" (Wilkins) – 5:15

Personnel

• Seldon Powell — tenor saxophone
• Buddy Rich — vocals, drums
• Willie Dennis — trombone
• Irwin "Marky" Markowitz — trumpet
• Dave McKenna — piano
• Earl May - double bass
• Mike Mainieri — vibraphone
• Ernie Wilkins — arranger

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